The Iranian province of Kermanshah has launched production of blackcaviar. The head of the fisheries and aquaculture organization "Shilat",Kyumars Shahbazi, said that in the next 4-5 years the province willbecome a center for sturgeon production.K.Shahbazi noted that with the reduction of production of caviar inthe Caspian Sea, sturgeon farming has spread inland in the country.Currently, the province of Kermanshah has five sturgeon farms, IranNews reports.
Various researches show that Kermanshah province has mostfavorable conditions for breeding sturgeon.
Sturgeon breeding in the province of Kermanshah began seven years ago.
By Vestnik Kavkaza
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